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Lady Gaga on "Born This Way" Album

Why is she half-woman, half-motorcycle on the cover? Plus, does she ever take a break from being Lady Gaga or is she always on? Also, what do her friends and family call her? (Published Tuesday, March 4, 2014)

Little Monsters aren’t kidding around.

In only a week’s time, Lady Gaga’s album “Born This Way” has sold 1.11 million albums, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Not since Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” last November has a pop artist experienced such wild sales (Swit’s album sold 1.04 million last November). Lady Gaga’s album is only the 17th album to sell that many copies, at least since SoundScan began recording sales data in 1991.

Not since 50 Cent’s album “The Massacre” have sales been so high. The rapper sold approximately 1.14 million copies in March 2005. Lady Gaga’s the fifth woman to hold this record.